Telegram CEO criticises WhatsApp over encryption claims, security backdoors

NEW DELHI: Messaging app Telegram’s founder Pavel Durov has launched a scathing attack on rival WhatsApp alleging that the latter’s systems are not as secure as made out to be.

In a blogpost titled ‘Why using WhatsApp is dangerous’, Durov said WhatsApp marketed end-to-end encryption as some magic incantation that alone is supposed to automatically make all communications secure.

“However, this technology is not a silver bullet that can guarantee you absolute privacy by itself,” he said.